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Princess Naishu

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Princess Naishu
File:Princess naishu.jpg
Biographical Information
Name(s) Princess Naishu, daughter of Egyptian Pharaoh VI
Age 25 years
Sex Female
Status Restored mummy
Height
Source
Culture Egyptian
Date(s) 300 BC-100 BC
Site Hyderabad
Current Location
Location Telangana State Museum at Nampally
Catalog # Egyptian mummy in India

Biography

Princess Naishu mummy is believed to be the daughter of Egyptian Pharaoh VI, possibly born around 2,500 BC. princess Naishu is one of the six Egyptian mummies in India and is the only mummy (out of the six original Egyptian mummies in India) that is kept in South India.

Mummification

In 1920 when the mummy was first kept in the museum, it has been a pride for the museum but as time went on, the mummy started to decay due to abandonment, scans showed that the mummy's ribs were damaged and there were dislocation on her spine and one of her ankles but her skull and rest of the bones were intact. The cloth used in binding the mummy became brittle, so they had to rebind the cracked bandages without using any harsh chemicals or additional materials. according to the Mr Sah, the man who restored the mummy, "Subsequently, we had to take her wrapped in multiple layers of cotton to a diagnostic center to X-ray and CT-scan the cartilage. We had to take her with great care and security, and bring her back before the sun became too strong,". It is also known that part of the damage was due to oxygen, light, humidity, insects and temperature.

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